CAMI Assembly will become Canada's first full-scale EV plant when BrightDrop's Zevo 600 production beings in Q4 2022.
GM Canada Begins Transformation of its CAMI Plant in Ingersoll to Become Canada’s First Full-Scale Electric Vehicle Production Plant
2022-04-29
INGERSOLL, ONTARIO – Today marks a new chapter for GM Canada’s CAMI Assembly plant in Ingersoll Ontario as the company begins retooling and preparation for dedicated production of BrightDrop fully electric commercial delivery vans. When BrightDrop’s Zevo 600 production begins in Q4 2022, CAMI will become Canada’s first full-scale EV plant. BrightDrop’s Zevo 400, a smaller version of the electric van, will also be built at CAMI beginning in 2023.
“CAMI Assembly is playing a key role in GM’s vision for a zero emissions future,” said Marissa West, president and managing director of GM Canada. “We plan to retool our Ingersoll plant in record time to support the start of BrightDrop EV production in Canada before year end.”
By September, the team will have prepped the building and installed the new BrightDrop production equipment. CAMI expects to begin returning employees in October for training on the new line. The first BrightDrop Zevo 600 is planned to roll off the line at CAMI in before the end of the year.
BrightDrop currently has more than 25,000 production reservations for its electric delivery vans to serve the growing market for electric delivery solutions, from some of the world’s largest companies. CAMI is anticipated to ramp up to two shifts of production in early 2023, with the ability to accelerate to three shifts, market permitting.
GM Canada will share updates on the transformation of CAMI over the coming months.
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General Motors du Canada, dont le siège social est situé à Oshawa, en Ontario, fait partie d'une entreprise mondiale qui s'engage à offrir aux gens des solutions de transport plus sécuritaires, plus efficaces et plus écologiques. Au Canada, General Motors distribue les véhicules Chevrolet, Buick, GMC et Cadillac par l'intermédiaire de son solide réseau de concessionnaires du Canada, en plus d'offrir les services OnStar. Pour en savoir plus sur GM Canada, visitez le www.gm.ca ou abonnez-vous à @GMCanada sur Twitter et Instagram.